Tera Graham, Guest
Waking Times

From hormones to pesticides to preservatives to flavorants, there are literally thousands of different contaminants that can make their way into your food and beverages. Some are put there on purpose, to improve taste, texture, or longevity, while others seep in without producers’ or consumers’ awareness or consent. Yet, no matter where toxins come from and what they do to your body, you can be sure they are in your groceries for good.

No one likes the idea of ingesting toxins, but unfortunately, at this stage in industrial food production, there are virtually no effective preventative measures producers and consumers can take to avoid contaminants in their food and beverage. Still, it is possible to lead a long, healthy life, even as you take in daily toxins. By understanding and accepting toxins and employing a few smart detoxification practices you can avoid the worst effects of toxin-laden food and drink.

Today, practice feeling joy every moment. There will be situations that arise that in the past left you with heavy feelings of sadness, anger, frustration, etc. When those moments arise, look for the positive nature in them.

Feel blessed that you have the ability to be experiencing this event and express gratitude for the awareness that you no longer are a victim or hold the experience in a negative manner. In the beginning, this may be difficult, especially in situations that are emotionally charged.

However, with practice, there will come a time when no matter what situation arises, you will face it, embrace it and be thankful that you have the power within you to choose how you feel about it. Begin today! Caban 9, Day 217

Dear Ones, let us remind you that your paths are self correcting. Allow that to sink in for a moment. It is impossible for you to stray too far from who you really are and what you are on the planet to do because you would become too uncomfortable and would redirect in no time. Do you see? Your discomfort is simply a redirectional tool designed to get you to choose your alignment and your truth. From this viewpoint you can be kinder and easier on yourselves, start to really pay attention to how you are feeling, and finally give yourself permission to choose a path of comfort and joy. ~Archangel Gabriel

http://trinityesoterics.com/2015/12/23/daily-message-wednesday-december-23-2015/

God said:

I hear your thoughts, dear wanderers. I hear you. I understand the Last Stand that ego makes. Do not make so much of ego. It is only ego.

I hear you say with trembling:

“Beloved God, You are so competent and savvy while I have an enormous lack of awareness of what I am doing and why. I do not understand what I am doing out in the fray. I am doing, yet I do not seem to be able to make sense of what I do or think when I am in the midst of life. I do not want to hear my errant thoughts. When, O God, will Your Beautiful Thoughts replace my soggy own?

“God, I read what You say. I think it through. I nod in agreement. I totally believe that I understand the heart of what You say. I am very simpatico with what I hear You say. My understanding You feels like a special blanket that covers me and protects me from trepidation. I get it, God. I truly get it.

“Then, when Your Words are not in front of me, it is like my thoughts are a Jungle of Thoughts, a Jumble of Thoughts, and my understanding and compassion vacate me, and I have no understanding at all. My thoughts use bad language. Oh, my state of comprehension and the living of Your advice are two different spins on life. Sometimes I forget I am dealing with souls who require pleasantness from me.

Sierra del Divisor’s famed cone. Photo by Diego Pérez / El Taller.pe

Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
Waking Times

After more than a decade of discussion and planning, Peru on Sunday will officially designate Sierra del Divisor National Park, a 1.3 million hectare (3.3 million acre) reserve that is home to uncontacted indigenous tribes, endangered wildlife, and one of South America’s wildest landscapes.

The much-awaited news was revealed late Friday night in a series of tweets by Peru’s Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, who called the declaration a “historic event”.

“The creation of the Sierra del Divisor National Park is a historic event,” he said. “It is a confirmation of the Peruvian government’s commitment to conservation, sustainable development and the fight against climate change.”